1881 census county

Yorkshire surnames in the 1881 census

This page ranks surnames recorded in Yorkshire in 1881. The total column counts people with each surname in the county. Frequency shows the local share of the population. Index compares that share with the wider census.

County summary

22,517 surnames are listed for Yorkshire, covering 2,654,453 people in the county records.

The leading surname here is Hamlyn, with 26 people recorded in 1881.

Most common surnames in Yorkshire

Total favours larger counties and larger families. Frequency and index are better clues for where a surname stood out locally. Values above 1.00x mean the surname was more concentrated here than in the wider 1881 census.

#	Surname	Total	Frequency	Index
7301	Hamlyn	26	0.000%	0.38x
7302	Hamond	26	0.000%	1.13x
7303	Hannen	26	0.000%	1.14x
7304	Hant	26	0.000%	2.17x
7305	Harney	26	0.000%	1.53x
7306	Hastie	26	0.000%	0.14x
7307	Hazzard	26	0.000%	0.79x
7308	Hibbs	26	0.000%	0.26x
7309	Higgens	26	0.000%	1.20x
7310	Hindmarch	26	0.000%	0.47x
7311	Hodgett	26	0.000%	0.99x
7312	Hodgetts	26	0.000%	0.19x
7313	Housman	26	0.000%	1.82x
7314	Houson	26	0.000%	1.49x
7315	Howsam	26	0.000%	2.12x
7316	Hutchings	26	0.000%	0.05x
7317	Huxley	26	0.000%	0.20x
7318	Hyam	26	0.000%	0.57x
7319	Ingleton	26	0.000%	0.67x
7320	Ireson	26	0.000%	0.44x
7321	Ison	26	0.000%	0.31x
7322	Jesson	26	0.000%	0.41x
7323	Job	26	0.000%	0.30x
7324	Kayley	26	0.000%	3.06x
7325	Keene	26	0.000%	0.15x
7326	Kramer	26	0.000%	2.13x
7327	Larsen	26	0.000%	1.31x
7328	Leeder	26	0.000%	0.42x
7329	Lenthall	26	0.000%	1.15x
7330	Linch	26	0.000%	0.80x
7331	Line	26	0.000%	0.19x
7332	Lockyer	26	0.000%	0.12x
7333	Logg	26	0.000%	2.83x
7334	Longbone	26	0.000%	5.85x
7335	Lowndes	26	0.000%	0.27x
7336	Ludgate	26	0.000%	0.72x
7337	Macefield	26	0.000%	1.79x
7338	Madeley	26	0.000%	0.33x
7339	Mallard	26	0.000%	0.35x
7340	Manks	26	0.000%	7.27x
7341	Maskrey	26	0.000%	1.51x
7342	Mccormick	26	0.000%	0.83x
7343	Mcdermot	26	0.000%	1.51x
7344	Mcguinness	26	0.000%	2.19x
7345	Mckee	26	0.000%	1.30x
7346	Mckinley	26	0.000%	2.45x
7347	Meeson	26	0.000%	0.76x
7348	Millburn	26	0.000%	0.78x
7349	Morten	26	0.000%	0.59x
7350	Mulloy	26	0.000%	0.61x
7351	Murden	26	0.000%	0.53x
7352	Murr	26	0.000%	2.32x
7353	Murtagh	26	0.000%	1.59x
7354	Naisbitt	26	0.000%	1.53x
7355	Niven	26	0.000%	0.13x
7356	Oswald	26	0.000%	0.20x
7357	Peachey	26	0.000%	0.22x
7358	Penman	26	0.000%	0.14x
7359	Perryman	26	0.000%	0.25x
7360	Pew	26	0.000%	1.83x
7361	Pouncey	26	0.000%	7.91x
7362	Pownall	26	0.000%	0.21x
7363	Presley	26	0.000%	1.22x
7364	Radcliff	26	0.000%	0.96x
7365	Rance	26	0.000%	0.24x
7366	Randal	26	0.000%	1.05x
7367	Ream	26	0.000%	3.02x
7368	Reay	26	0.000%	0.10x
7369	Ridding	26	0.000%	0.91x
7370	Rosser	26	0.000%	0.12x
7371	Rowen	26	0.000%	0.87x
7372	Sainsbury	26	0.000%	0.17x
7373	Saxelby	26	0.000%	2.01x
7374	Saxon	26	0.000%	0.27x
7375	Scorer	26	0.000%	0.65x
7376	Scotton	26	0.000%	0.91x
7377	Sears	26	0.000%	0.14x
7378	Senescall	26	0.000%	2.59x
7379	Sheperd	26	0.000%	1.35x
7380	Shilling	26	0.000%	0.37x
7381	Shinn	26	0.000%	0.53x
7382	Soulby	26	0.000%	2.61x
7383	Spafford	26	0.000%	1.57x
7384	Stanyon	26	0.000%	0.88x
7385	Swindon	26	0.000%	1.46x
7386	Tarran	26	0.000%	1.74x
7387	Tennyson	26	0.000%	2.54x
7388	Thursby	26	0.000%	0.77x
7389	Tilney	26	0.000%	1.22x
7390	Tivey	26	0.000%	0.86x
7391	Tooley	26	0.000%	0.26x
7392	Torry	26	0.000%	1.13x
7393	Tubb	26	0.000%	0.22x
7394	Tyrer	26	0.000%	0.20x
7395	Usherwood	26	0.000%	0.83x
7396	Wasteney	26	0.000%	5.72x
7397	Whybrow	26	0.000%	0.46x
7398	Wildridge	26	0.000%	2.61x
7399	Woolston	26	0.000%	0.52x
7400	Wormley	26	0.000%	5.98x